Genshin Impact has officially scheduled its Version 7.1 Special Program for September 12, 2026 at 08:00 AM UTC-4. The announcement visual also reveals the update's title, A Requiem for the Underworld, using a striking red-and-black composition that brings several important figures together around the Traveler.
HoYoverse confirms that the broadcast will be available through the official Genshin Impact Twitch and YouTube channels. The presentation will cover new content and developments coming in Version 7.1 and will once again include redemption codes, while details such as the number of codes, rewards, complete banner lineup and the update's release date remain unannounced in the initial preview.
Quick Summary
- Game: Genshin Impact
- Developer: HoYoverse
- Global publisher: COGNOSPHERE
- Next version: Version 7.1
- Version 7.1 title: A Requiem for the Underworld
- Announcement type: Special Program Preview
- Announcement date: September 7, 2026
- Special Program date: September 12, 2026
- Official time: 08:00 AM UTC-4
- UTC time: 12:00
- Western Indonesia: 19:00 WIB
- Central Indonesia: 20:00 WITA
- Eastern Indonesia: 21:00 WIT
- Japan: 21:00 JST
- Day: Saturday
- Broadcast platform: Twitch
- Broadcast platform: YouTube
- Official Twitch: GenshinImpactOfficial
- Official YouTube: Genshin Impact
- Format: Special Program / livestream presentation
- Main focus: new Version 7.1 content
- Main focus: Version 7.1 developments
- Redemption codes: confirmed
- Number of redemption codes: unannounced
- Total Primogems from codes: unannounced
- Code expiration: unannounced
- Additional rewards: mentioned, details unannounced
- Complete Version 7.1 Event Wish lineup: unannounced
- Banner order: unannounced
- Weapon banner: unannounced
- Version 7.1 events: not yet detailed
- Version 7.1 release date: not announced in this preview
- Version 7.1 maintenance duration: unannounced
- Update size: unannounced
- Current version: Version 7.0
- Version 7.0 title: Everwinter Without Mercy
- Version 7.0 release: August 12, 2026
- Version 7.0 main region: Snezhnaya
- Version 7.0 Archon Quest: Chapter VII Acts I and II
- Current status: awaiting the September 12 Special Program
Special Program and A Requiem for the Underworld Visual
The Special Program Lands on Saturday Evening for Indonesia
HoYoverse gives the official broadcast time as September 12 at 08:00 AM UTC-4.
Converted for Indonesia, that means 7:00 PM WIB, 8:00 PM WITA and 9:00 PM WIT on the same day. Japan will receive the program at 9:00 PM JST.
The presentation will premiere through the official Twitch and YouTube channels, giving players two official places to follow the Version 7.1 reveal.
A Special Program is different from a normal trailer. It is a longer presentation used to explain an upcoming update, so this livestream does not automatically become Short/Reels material unless HoYoverse releases a separate non-live trailer, teaser, PV or clip suitable for short-form footage.
A Requiem for the Underworld Defines Version 7.1
The latest preview visual identifies the update as Version 7.1: A Requiem for the Underworld.
That is the clearest official identity yet for the update following Everwinter Without Mercy. Its announcement artwork adopts a much heavier red-and-black atmosphere and places several prominent story figures around the Traveler.
The artwork alone, however, should not be used to determine story outcomes, playable status, character deaths, new bosses or banner assignments.
What “A Requiem for the Underworld” means for the Archon Quest and Snezhnaya's ongoing story should become clearer when HoYoverse broadcasts the program.
Until then, this article keeps confirmed information separate from Version 7.1 leaks and speculation.
New Content and Redemption Codes Are Already Confirmed
The official caption specifically states that the Special Program will share new content and developments for Version 7.1.
HoYoverse also confirms that it will “drop” redemption codes and other goodies during the program.
What has not been announced is the number of codes or their rewards. Previous Special Programs may have followed familiar patterns, but it would be inaccurate to assign a specific Primogem total to Version 7.1 before the codes are actually shown.
The expiration window is also unannounced. HoYoverse can set a specific deadline for each group of codes, so players should check the official validity period after the broadcast.
Once released, codes can be entered through Genshin Impact's official redemption page.
Version 7.1 Follows Everwinter Without Mercy and the Opening of Snezhnaya
The Special Program arrives while Version 7.0 “Everwinter Without Mercy” remains active.
Version 7.0 launched on August 12, 2026 and marked the major opening of Snezhnaya, including areas such as Volkodlak Tundra, White Birch Snowgrave, Everfrozen Earth, Flamefeather Valley and Fellfrost Peak.
The update also introduced Archon Quest Chapter VII: Act I – Everwinter Without Mercy and Act II – Wraith's Nocturne.
Because Version 7.1 directly follows that major Snezhnaya opening, the September 12 Special Program will become the primary official source for how the story, exploration, events, characters, systems and other content move forward.
Until the broadcast, information that has not been published by HoYoverse should remain separate from leaks and schedule predictions.
Several Major Version 7.1 Details Remain Unannounced
The initial preview deliberately leaves many major details open.
HoYoverse has not announced the Version 7.1 launch date in this Special Program post. Maintenance timing, pre-installation, download size and patch notes are also absent.
The complete Event Wish lineup and its Phase I and Phase II order have not been included either.
Events, new weapons, artifacts, additional areas, Archon Quests, bosses, anniversary rewards and any new systems—if applicable—still require official confirmation through the program or later notices.
The same caution applies to the announcement artwork: appearing in the visual does not automatically confirm that a character will receive a banner or become playable during Version 7.1.
Why This Matters
1) It is the first major reveal for Snezhnaya's next phase
Version 7.0 only opened Snezhnaya in August, making the next Special Program the clearest look yet at the second phase of the Traveler's journey through the Cryo nation.
2) A Requiem for the Underworld gives the update a noticeably darker identity
The title and announcement artwork establish a different tone from Snezhnaya's opening without requiring assumptions about specific character outcomes.
3) Many important details genuinely remain unresolved
Banners, events, release timing, rewards, redemption codes and story developments are still incomplete, making the Special Program the most important primary source before Version 7.1 arrives.
Game and Special Program Information
For now, the additional important information currently known includes:
- Version 7.1 is titled A Requiem for the Underworld
- the Special Program was announced on September 7, 2026
- the program is scheduled for September 12, 2026
- the official time is 08:00 AM UTC-4
- that equals 12:00 UTC
- Indonesia receives the broadcast at 7:00 PM WIB
- it airs at 8:00 PM WITA
- it airs at 9:00 PM WIT
- Japan receives it at 9:00 PM JST
- September 12, 2026 falls on a Saturday
- the broadcast will be available through the official Twitch channel
- the official YouTube channel will also carry the program
- HoYoverse says new Version 7.1 content will be shown
- new Version 7.1 developments will also be discussed
- redemption codes are confirmed as part of the program
- additional goodies are also mentioned in the announcement
- the number of redemption codes is unannounced
- the Primogem value of the codes is unannounced
- other code rewards are unannounced
- code expiration times are unannounced
- the Version 7.1 release date is not stated in the initial preview
- maintenance timing is unannounced
- pre-installation is unannounced
- update size is unannounced
- the complete Event Wish lineup is unannounced
- Phase I and Phase II are not detailed in this preview
- the weapon Event Wish is not detailed
- the complete Version 7.1 event list has not been announced
- new quest details have not been fully provided through the preview
- new boss details have not been provided
- new area details have not been provided
- Version 7.0 remains the active version when the announcement was made
- Version 7.0 is titled Everwinter Without Mercy
- Version 7.0 launched on August 12, 2026
- Version 7.0 opened Snezhnaya
- Chapter VII Act I is titled Everwinter Without Mercy
- Chapter VII Act II is titled Wraith's Nocturne
- Genshin Impact is a multiplatform open-world action RPG
- the global Android edition is published through COGNOSPHERE
- the Google Play listing includes in-app purchases
- Google Play also discloses random virtual items within purchases
- the exact X status URL from the supplied screenshot had not surfaced in a verifiable searchable index when this article was prepared
- no X status ID has therefore been invented or guessed
- an official mirrored announcement is available through the Genshin Impact Reddit account
- official game information is available through the Genshin Impact Official Website
- social updates are available through Genshin Impact Official X
- the mirrored announcement is available through the Official Version 7.1 Special Program Preview on Reddit
- the broadcast is available through Genshin Impact Official Twitch
- video content is available through Genshin Impact Official YouTube
- codes can be entered through the Genshin Impact Official Redemption Page
- the Android edition is available through Genshin Impact on Google Play
Closing
Genshin Impact Version 7.1 now has an official identity in A Requiem for the Underworld, with its Special Program scheduled for September 12, 2026. The broadcast will provide the main official look at what follows Version 7.0's major opening of Snezhnaya.
Until the program airs, the update release date, complete banners, events, rewards, story details, number of redemption codes and their expiration periods remain incomplete or unannounced. Those details will require direct confirmation from HoYoverse.
- Genshin Impact Official Reddit — Official Version 7.1 Special Program Preview and September 12 Broadcast Time
- Genshin Impact Official Twitch — Official Special Program Broadcast Channel
- Genshin Impact / YouTube — Official Genshin Impact Video and Special Program Channel
- HoYoLAB — Official Version 7.0 Everwinter Without Mercy Update Details and Snezhnaya Information
- HoYoverse Help Center — Official Genshin Impact Redemption Code Instructions
- Google Play — Official Global Genshin Impact Android Store Page
